1. The night refused anyone like me, as I am not one of you
Its darkness does not leave me, nor do I leave it
١. أبى الليلُ مِثلي مثلَ ما أنا مِنكمُ
فما تَنقَضي عَنِّي دَياجِيه أو أقضي
2. It favors the sleepless eyes with its length
So some people excel others during it
٢. تخصّ العُيون الساهراتِ بِطوله
فيفضلُ بعضُ القَوم فيها على بَعضِ
3. If Resurrection Day were a night for the presentation
I would have warned you of the length of the presentation night
٣. فَلو كانَ يوم البَعث للعرض ليلةٌ
لأنذَرتُكم مِن طُولها ليلَة العَرضِ